Joshua 21
- 1Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel.
- 2And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to live in, with its pasturelands for our cattle.
- 3And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their pasturelands.
- 4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
- 5And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
- 6And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
- 7The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
- 8And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
- 9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name.
- 10Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had. For theirs was the first lot.
- 11And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its pasturelands around it.
- 12But the fields of the city, and its villages, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- 13So they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her pasturelands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Libnah with her pasturelands,
- 14And Jattir with her pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with her pasturelands,
- 15And Holon with her pasturelands, and Debir with her pasturelands,
- 16And Ain with her pasturelands, and Juttah with her pasturelands, and Bethshemesh with her pasturelands, nine cities out of those two tribes.
- 17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her pasturelands, Geba with her pasturelands,
- 18Anathoth with her pasturelands, and Almon with her pasturelands, four cities.
- 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
- 20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- 21For they gave them Shechem with her pasturelands in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Gezer with her pasturelands,
- 22And Kibzaim with her pasturelands, and Bethhoron with her pasturelands, four cities.
- 23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her pasturelands, Gibbethon with her pasturelands,
- 24Aijalon with her pasturelands, Gathrimmon with her pasturelands, four cities.
- 25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her pasturelands, and Gathrimmon with her pasturelands, two cities.
- 26All the cities were ten with their pasturelands for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
- 27And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her pasturelands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beeshterah with her pasturelands, two cities.
- 28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her pasturelands, Dabareh with her pasturelands,
- 29Jarmuth with her pasturelands, Engannim with her pasturelands, four cities.
- 30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her pasturelands, Abdon with her pasturelands,
- 31Helkath with her pasturelands, and Rehob with her pasturelands, four cities.
- 32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her pasturelands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Hammothdor with her pasturelands, and Kartan with her pasturelands, three cities.
- 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
- 34And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her pasturelands, and Kartah with her pasturelands,
- 35Dimnah with her pasturelands, Nahalal with her pasturelands, four cities.
- 36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her pasturelands, and Jahazah with her pasturelands,
- 37Kedemoth with her pasturelands, and Mephaath with her pasturelands, four cities.
- 38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her pasturelands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Mahanaim with her pasturelands,
- 39Heshbon with her pasturelands, Jazer with her pasturelands, four cities in all.
- 40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
- 41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their pasturelands.
- 42These cities were every one with their pasturelands around them: so were all these cities.
- 43And the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers, and they possessed it, and lived in it.
- 44And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and not a man of all their enemies stood against them, the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
- 45Not one of all the good things failed which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All happened.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Joshua 21 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThen came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
GIGAKJVThen came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel.
KJVAnd they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
GIGAKJVAnd they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to live in, with its pasturelands for our cattle.
KJVAnd the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their pasturelands.
KJVAnd the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
GIGAKJVAnd the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
KJVAnd the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
KJVWhich the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
GIGAKJVWhich the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had. For theirs was the first lot.
KJVAnd they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
GIGAKJVAnd they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its pasturelands around it.
KJVBut the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
GIGAKJVBut the fields of the city, and its villages, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
KJVThus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVSo they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her pasturelands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Libnah with her pasturelands,
KJVAnd Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd Jattir with her pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with her pasturelands,
KJVAnd Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd Holon with her pasturelands, and Debir with her pasturelands,
KJVAnd Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
GIGAKJVAnd Ain with her pasturelands, and Juttah with her pasturelands, and Bethshemesh with her pasturelands, nine cities out of those two tribes.
KJVAnd out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her pasturelands, Geba with her pasturelands,
KJVAnathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
GIGAKJVAnathoth with her pasturelands, and Almon with her pasturelands, four cities.
KJVAll the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
GIGAKJVAll the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
KJVFor they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVFor they gave them Shechem with her pasturelands in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Gezer with her pasturelands,
KJVAnd Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
GIGAKJVAnd Kibzaim with her pasturelands, and Bethhoron with her pasturelands, four cities.
KJVAnd out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her pasturelands, Gibbethon with her pasturelands,
KJVAijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
GIGAKJVAijalon with her pasturelands, Gathrimmon with her pasturelands, four cities.
KJVAnd out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
GIGAKJVAnd out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her pasturelands, and Gathrimmon with her pasturelands, two cities.
KJVAll the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
GIGAKJVAll the cities were ten with their pasturelands for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
KJVAnd unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
GIGAKJVAnd to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her pasturelands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beeshterah with her pasturelands, two cities.
KJVAnd out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her pasturelands, Dabareh with her pasturelands,
KJVJarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
GIGAKJVJarmuth with her pasturelands, Engannim with her pasturelands, four cities.
KJVAnd out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her pasturelands, Abdon with her pasturelands,
KJVHelkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
GIGAKJVHelkath with her pasturelands, and Rehob with her pasturelands, four cities.
KJVAnd out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
GIGAKJVAnd out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her pasturelands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Hammothdor with her pasturelands, and Kartan with her pasturelands, three cities.
KJVAll the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
GIGAKJVAll the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
KJVAnd unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her pasturelands, and Kartah with her pasturelands,
KJVDimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
GIGAKJVDimnah with her pasturelands, Nahalal with her pasturelands, four cities.
KJVAnd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her pasturelands, and Jahazah with her pasturelands,
KJVKedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
GIGAKJVKedemoth with her pasturelands, and Mephaath with her pasturelands, four cities.
KJVAnd out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
GIGAKJVAnd out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her pasturelands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Mahanaim with her pasturelands,
KJVHeshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
GIGAKJVHeshbon with her pasturelands, Jazer with her pasturelands, four cities in all.
KJVAll the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
GIGAKJVAll the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their pasturelands.
KJVThese cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
GIGAKJVThese cities were every one with their pasturelands around them: so were all these cities.
KJVAnd the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers, and they possessed it, and lived in it.
KJVAnd the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and not a man of all their enemies stood against them, the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
KJVThere failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
GIGAKJVNot one of all the good things failed which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All happened.
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